MEDI-520 : Cardio Vasc Med-Consult SRC

This elective is designed to acquaint the student with the recognition and management of various cardiovascular disorders as they present in various settings, as well as monitoring by telemetry. Daily teaching rounds by faculty emphasize the pathophysiology of cardiac illness, physical diagnosis, electrocardiography, hemodynamic monitoring, and patient management. The student’s educational experience is enhanced through interaction with cardiovascular medicine faculty and fellows, as well as through weekly imaging, electrocardiography, catheterization/electrophysiology, and clinical cardiovascular conferences. Students will have the opportunity to gain exposure to invasive procedures in the catheterization laboratory, the electrophysiology laboratory, noninvasive procedures including stress testing and echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography. Each rotation block will include a lecture about academic career development in cardiovascular medicine for interested students.